News Item Part I, II, III, and the questions

Name: Valerie Christabel Hariko

Class: XII IPS 1 (35)

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A. Definition

News Item is text which used to inform readers, listeners or viewers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important. We often find it in a newspaper because the passage often tells the readers about great, important, interesting, tragic, entertaining or fresh incident or events that all people should know about it

B. Purpose

To inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important

C. Generic Structure

Newsworthy event(s): recount the event in summary form.

Background event(s): elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstance

Sources: comments by participants in, witnesses to and authorities expert on the event

Language Features:

1. Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline

2. Using adverbs : time, place and manner.

3. Uses of material processes to retell the event. (mental process is ….)

4. Use of projecting verbal process in sources stage

D. Language Features of News

News item text usually use:

1. Present perfect tense

2. Past tense

3. Future Tense

4. Direct and Indirect speech

5. Prepositions

6. Articles

There are linguistic features such as the following:

1. Brief information contained in the headline

2. Focus on the incident

3. Using action verbs

4. Using materials

News Item Part I

Practice 1

Match column A (English word) to column B (meaning in Indonesia)

 And this is the answer

Practice 2

Match the picture and the kinds of source of news belong to the characteristic.

So this is my answer

Practice 3

Text 1: on this question, I have to match the headlines in the column with the kinds of news.

Text 2: on this question, I should find the headline, the source, the date, news worthy event, and the sources of the news.

Answer text 1

Answer text 2

Part D

Read the text!

Part E

Fine the generic structures and language features of the text.

And this is the answer

News Item Part II

Practice 1

Find out the appropriate headlines for each news

And this is my answer

Part D

Fill the table with something happening arround me and it sounds interesting

This is my answer of question above

Part E
Practice 1: Answer the questions below the text

Practice 2: Complete by choosing the appropite paragraphs in right column
 

Practice 3: Answer the question based on my comprehension on the text

Answer practice 1

Answer practice 2

Answer practice 3

News Item Part III

Penilaian Harian

My Video While Explain About News Item

Me

Questions About News Item

This text for number 1-3

Karl Lagerfeld was born in 1933, and he worked for Chanel as the creative director for 36 years. He was a fashion icon. He always wore similar clothing – a white shirt, black suit,black tie and black glasses. This became his typical look.

Last month, he missed Chanel’s culture show. He was not well and recently he died. He was 85.

1. What statements is incorrect based on the news above?

A. Karl worked for chanel for more than 36 years.

B. Karl likes to wear black glasses.

C. Karl has an unique looks.

D. Karl is known as fashion icon.

E. Karl passed away last month.

Answer : E. Karl passed away last month.

2. What kind of outfit that Karl doesn’t usually wear?

A. Black suit

B. White shirt

C. Black glasses

D. White tie

E. Black tie

Answer : D. White tie

3. “He was a fashion icon”.

What does the bolded word mean?

A. A person who created fashion brand.

B. A person who report latest fashion news.

C. A person who reviewing fashion item.

D. A person who is respected in fashion industry.

E. A person who love to promote his fashion line.

Answer : D. A person who is respected in fashion industry.

The following text is for number 4 and 5!

FUTURE SPACE WAR

Donald Trump signed a new order last week, and it is a step to create the United States Space Force. Trump said that he sees space as a war-fighting territory of the future. He believes that congress will support his order because it is important.

He said that other countries are taking the same steps, but the American space technology is much better. Trump said that this means that the USA will be safe for a long time.

4. What is the news above talked about?

A. Congress belief on Trump’s decision.

B. United States space technology compared to other countries.

C. Trump action after seeing space as a war-territory in the future.

D. Trump as a innovator of space technology.

E. United States safety in the future.

Answer : C. Trump action after seeing space as a war-territory in the future.

5. Why Trump belives that congress will support his order?

A. Because he said so.

B. Because the reason behind it is important.

C. Because other country do the same.

D. Because USA isn’t safe.

E. Because there will be a war in space soon.

Answer : B. Because the reason behind it is important.